BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2d99a475786a7b29d8fa210c818a672e CATEGORIES:Training Course CREATED:20220524T182604 SUMMARY:IN-PERSON! Membership Accreditation Course 2022 (11 August 2022, 9am - 6pm (GMT +8)) LOCATION:M Hotel\, Anson III\, Level 2\, 81 Anson Rd\, Singapore 079908 DESCRIPTION:Membership Accreditation Course Synopsis\n This Course seeks to provide an introduction to the world of experts and expert evidence and will examine t he role of evidence in disputes resolution, both in the courts and before o ther tribunals such as arbitral tribunals.  Participants will be acquainted with the law relating to opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law applicable to expert evidence.\n The Course will be useful for those who come from a tech nical background with aspirations of acting as an expert witness.  It would also provide a ‘basic refresher’ for those who are already practising as e xpert witnesses.\n The Course will require candidates to take a 90-minute e xamination in class, with a passing mark of 85%.  \n APIEx is proud to laun ch its “Code of Conduct for APIEx Members” at the conclusion of the Course. The Code of Conduct is a concise statement of ethical standards that APIEx members are expected to observe at all times in order to safeguard the rel iability and integrity of the expert evidence process. We invite all course participants to stay on and members to join us at the launch and ensuing n etworking session.  \n Who Should Attend \n All those who practise as exper ts, lawyers and those who instruct lawyers and experts as well as those asp iring to practise as experts.\n Completion of the Course\n To complete the Course successfully, a candidate must:\n (a)  Achieve 100% attendance at al l the Course; and\n (b)  Pass the written assessment (passing mark 85%).\n Successful completion of the Course would entitle applicants for membership in APIEx to the following exemptions:\n \n - Individual Member applicatio ns: Waiver of the requirement for a specimen report. \n - Fellow applicatio ns: Waiver of one specimen report (out of the three required).  A Certific ate of Completion will be issued to all candidates who successfully complet e the Course.\n Programme 09:00 - 09:15\n Registrations 09.15 - 09 .45\n Introduction by Course Director\nProf. Leslie Chew SC - President, A sia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore Univ ersity of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore\n 09.45 - 11.15\n \n - Overview of the Dispute Process \n - Law of E vidence \n - Court Processes and Arbitration 11:15 - 11:30\n Tea Bre ak 11.30 - 12.45\n Panel Discussion: The Expert and Expert Evidence \n - Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Sc ience and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences \n - Mr. John Gibson - Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore \n - Mr . Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat Q&A and discussion 12:45 - 13:45\n Lunch\n 13:45 - 14:45 Discussion of Problems/Hypoth eticals\n 14:45 - 15:15 Revision and Self-study, Preparation for Examin ation\n 15:15 - 16:45 Examination\n 16:45 - 17:00 Launch of the API Ex Code of Conduct\n 17:00 - 18:00 Networking Session\n About the F acilitator/Speakers\n  \n \n Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia P acific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore Universit y of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore\nProf. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and current Dean of the School of Law at th e Singapore University of Social Sciences.  He has practiced law in one for m or another for over 4 decades.  He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000.  In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the State Courts where he remained unt il his retirement in 2014.  At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division.  He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Singapore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP.  H e has an active practice as an arbitrator in International Commercial Arbit rations.  \n  \n \n Mr. John Gibson – Director of Asia, Marine Engine er, Brookes Bell Singapore\nMr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty years bef ore joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Ma ster’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An e xpert in his field, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative e xperience to provide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casua lties and disputes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as they are thorough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers Joh n also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical ev idence for court proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the l ast 6 years he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell o ffice there. John is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of S CMA.\n \n Mr. Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat, Singap ore\nMr. Jonathan Ellis is a managing director with Secretariat and is base d in Singapore. He specialises in the quantification of damages and valuati ons, in particular in dispute contexts. He has worked on matters before the UK and Singapore High Courts as well as in ad hoc, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a number of occasions, in both court and arbitration, and has been engaged a s a tribunal appointed expert. Since 2017, Jonathan has been recognised amo ng the leading arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who's Who Legal, w here he has been classified as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” every year s ince 2020 and a “National Leader” in the inaugural Southeast Asia Arbitrati on list.\n     Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sci ences Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Scien ces (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his 40+ years of engineering career, he has worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides consultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a practitioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in SPRING Singapo re relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witnes s in several cases in Singapore Registration Fees\n\n  Membership FE ES\n(inclusive of training materials, examination fee, launch event & n etworking session)\n Member of:\n1. Asia Pacific Institute of Experts ( APIEx)\n S$400 Member of:\n 1. Institute of Singapore Chartered Account ants (ISCA)\n 2. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)\n 3. Sin gapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)\n 4. Society of Construction Law (S ingapore) SCL(S)\n S$500 Others S$600 Download Brochure HERE (images/ Events/APIEx_Membership_Accreditation_Course_2022_11_Aug_2022_rev.pdf). \n Supporting Organisation\n \n Continuing Professional Development\n Pra ctice Area: ADR/ Civil Procedure           Training Level: General Public C PD Points: 4 BCA: 8 CET Hours ISCA: 6 CPE Hours PEB: 7 PDUs RICS: 5.5 For mal CPD Hours  SISV: 1.5 CPD Hours SPM:  4 CPD points RICS members can obtain and submit CPD hours for attendance of APIEx CPD activities. More de tails HERE (https://www.rics.org/uk/upholding-professional-standards/regula tion/cpd-compliance-guide/recording-cpd-activities/).\n  \n Silver Term Spo nsors\n                \n  \n  \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Membership Accreditation Course Synopsi s

This Course seeks to provide an introduction to the world of experts and expert evidence and wi ll examine the role of evidence in disputes resolution, both in the courts and before other tribunals such as arbitral tribunals.  Participants will b e acquainted with the law relating to opinion evidence (expert testimony), the role of experts in dispute resolution and the relevant Singapore law ap plicable to expert evidence.

The Cours e will be useful for those who come from a technical background with aspira tions of acting as an expert witness.  It would also provide a ‘basic refre sher’ for those who are already practising as expert witnesses.

< p style="text-align: justify;">The Course will require candidates to take a 90-m inute examination in class, with a passing mark of 85%.  

APIEx is proud to launch its “Code of Conduct f or APIEx Members” at the conclusion of the Course. The Code of Con duct is a concise statement of ethical standards that APIEx members are exp ected to observe at all times in order to safeguard the reliability and int egrity of the expert evidence process. We invite all course participants to stay on and members to join us at the launch and ensuing networking sessio n.  

Who Should Attend 

Al l those who practise as experts, lawyers and those who instruct lawyers a nd experts as well as those aspiring to practise as experts.

< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #808000;">Completion of the Course

To complete the Course successfully, a candidate must:

(a)  Achieve 100% attendance at all the Course; and

(b)  Pass the written assessment (passing mark 85%).

Successful completion of the Course would entitle applicants for membership in APIEx to the following exemptions:

A Certificate of Completion will be issued to all candidates w ho successfully complete the Course.

Programme
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09:00 - 09:15

Registrations
09.15 - 09.45
Introduction by Course Director
 Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consul tant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore

09.45 - 11.15

  • Ov erview of the Dispute Process
  • Law of Evidenc e
  • Court Processes and Arbitration

11:15 - 11:30

Tea Break

11.30 - 12.45

Panel Discussion: The Expert and Expert Evidence
  • Dr. Tan T eng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Science and Te chnology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
  • Mr. John Gibson - Director of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore
  • Mr. Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat
Q&A and disc ussion

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:45

Discussion of Problems/Hypot heticals

14:45 - 15 :15

Revision and Self-study, Preparation for Examination

15:15 - 16:45

Examination

16:45 - 17:00< p style="text-align: left;">Launch of the APIEx Code of Conduct

17:00 - 18:00

Networking Session

Ab out the Facilitator/Speakers

Registration Fees

 

Prof. Leslie Chew SC - President, Asia Pacif ic Institute of Experts; Dean, School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Senior Consultant, RHT Law Asia LLP, Singapore
Prof. Leslie Chew SC is the founding and curr ent Dean of the School of Law at the Singapore University of Social Science s.  He has practiced law in one form or another for over 4 decades.  He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2000.  In 2007 he was appointed a judge in the State Courts where he remained until his retirement in 2014.  At the State Courts he was the Senior District Judge leading the Civil Justice Division .  He retired from the judiciary in 2014. Upon his retirement from the Sing apore Legal Service, he returned to law practice. Currently, he is a Senior Consultant at RHT Law Asia LLP.  He has an active practice as an arbitrato r in International Commercial Arbitrations.  

 

Mr. John Gibson – Dir ector of Asia, Marine Engineer, Brookes Bell Singapore
Mr. John Gibson was at sea for twenty years before joining the Brookes Bell in 1996. He is a Chartered Engineer, with a Master’s degree, and since 2001 John has been a partner at Brookes Bell. An expert in his fi eld, John uses his extensive consultancy and investigative experience to pr ovide comprehensive assessments of marine and offshore casualties and dispu tes. The type of investigations John conducts are as diverse as they are th orough. As a member of the Institution of Fire Engineers John also reports on fatal and non-fatal fires. John has provided technical evidence for cour t proceedings and arbitration around the world and for the last 6 years he has been based in Singapore having set up the Brookes Bell office there. Jo hn is also a supporting member of the LMAA and a member of SCMA.

Mr . Jonathan Ellis - Managing Director, Secretariat, Singapore
Mr. Jonathan Ellis is a managing di rector with Secretariat and is based in Singapore. He specialises in the qu antification of damages and valuations, in particular in dispute contexts. He has worked on matters before the UK and Singapore High Courts as well as in ad hoc, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a number of occasions, in both court and arbitration, and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert. Since 201 7, Jonathan has been recognised among the leading arbitration expert witnes ses worldwide by Who's Who Legal, where he has been classified as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” every year since 2020 and a “National Leader” in the inaugural Southeast Asia Arbitration list.

 
 
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dr. Tan Teng Hooi – Associate Professor and the Dean of the School of Sci ence and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences
Dr. Tan Teng Hooi is presently an Associate Professor an d the Dean of the School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). He is a Chartered Engineer and Professional Engine er, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES). In his 40+ years of engineering career, he h as worked in the academia where he lectures, conducts research, provides co nsultancy in civil and structural engineering and in the industry as a prac titioner. He has also served in many technical committees on standards in S PRING Singapore relating to the construction industry and has served as an Expert Witness in several cases in Singapore
 Membership

FEES
(inclusive of training materials, examin ation fee, launch event & networking session)

Member of:
1. Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx)

 S$400

Member of:

1. Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

2. Singapore Chambers of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA)

3. Singa pore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

4. Society of Construction La w (Singapore) SCL(S)

S$500< /strong>
OthersS$600

Download Brochure HERE. 

Supporting Organisation

Continuing Profession al Development

Practice Area: ADR/ Civil Procedure          
Training Level: General
< span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Public CPD Points: 4
BCA: 8 CET Hours
ISCA: 6 CP E Hours
PEB: 7 PDUs
RICS: 5.5 Formal CPD Hours 
SISV: 1.5 CPD Hours
SPM:  4 CPD points

RICS members can obtain and submit CPD hours for atten dance of APIEx CPD activities. More details HERE.

 

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